New York City · LOWER EAST SIDE & EAST VILLAGE TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 lower east side & east village tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Taste knish, dumplings, pizza, and empanadas while tracing immigration, tenements, and street life across Lower Manhattan.
“A great tour and very informative. Jesse was well informed and very interesting. It’s long at about 3 hours but the time flies. Tasty bites along the way too.”
Explore Manhattan’s Lower East Side through pastrami, dumplings, pickles, bialys, and immigrant history on a small-group food walk.
“Knowledgeable guide, plethora of food, fun part of town and the small group size allowed an intimate time to be had by all.”
Taste dumplings, knishes, bagels, and more while tracing immigrant life through Chinatown, Little Italy, and New York’s Lower East Side.
“Very interesting and entertaining tour. Bruce was a great guide! There was a lot to learn about the different immigrant streams and their typical neighborhoods and places in the Lower East Side. Garnished with lots of fun facts. The food stops were well chosen - long-established classics that we would probably never have found ourselves. As we also had perfect weather, it was an all-round enjoyable morning. Highly recommended!”
Trace New York rock and punk landmarks from CBGB to Physical Graffiti with a passionate guide on a two-hour East Village walk.
“Loved seeing this part of the city and the history therein. Bobby knew so much and shared interesting stories.”
Taste pastrami, bialys, pickles, candy, and doughnuts while exploring Lower East Side food and immigrant history in a small group.
“Brandon was great! Super friendly and knowledgeable. Good food on the stops and small groups would go again”
Explore East Village ghost stories, old bars, theaters, and haunted houses on a small-group Manhattan walking tour with lively guides.
“The tour was fantastic! So entertaining! I would absolutely recommend this tour and the guild. She was informative and hilarious.”
Review of the Lower East Side Food and Neighborhood Tour, with walking details, food costs, historic stops, tips, and honest value advice.
“Fabulous tour! Michael was terrific!! Great choices of food and interesting history ! The kids loved the tour!”
Explore Lower East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy in French, with immigrant history, street art, local culture, and expert guides.
“Belle balade en compagnie de Fred! Une façon agréable de découvrir les différents quartiers de New York city.”
Taste Jewish classics, pizza, cannoli, dumplings, and more while exploring Lower East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy with a local guide.
“Our guide, Chris, is highly knowledgeable about food, art and history of the lower east side, Chinatown and Little Italy. He made the walking tour fun and full of great bites from the neighborhood. Highly recommend. Be prepared for lots of walking and bring your appetite.”
Taste seven Lower East Side staples, from Katz’s pastrami to Fujian noodles, on a filling, small-group New York food tour.
“We had the most amazing food tour with Brian! He took us to some amazing places and was so knowledgeable. We appreciate everything we learned from him and will look for a food tour every where we go from now on! Thank you!”
Trace New York’s rock, punk, and glam past through the East Village, Alphabet City, and Bowery with guide Bobby Pinn.
“This was a brilliant tour, our guide was so knowledgable and had actually really been there in many of the stories he told. His passion for this genre of music and the area was infectious and really made the tour.”
Walk from Five Points to Chinatown and the Lower East Side, learning how immigrant life shaped New York with guide Rob Arnell.
“Our tour guide was excellent. He shared his vast and detailed knowledge of NYC and in particular the lower east side.”
Taste pierogi, kielbasa, rugelach, and egg cream while exploring Little Poland, St. Mark’s Place, and East Village history with Greg Walks NYC.
“Very fun tour! Greg took us to some yummy places for treats and showed us some amazing buildings. Lots of fun for locals on Presidents Day!”
Taste classic Jewish deli food, dumplings, pickles, candy, and more while exploring the Lower East Side with a small-group guide.
“We really enjoyed the tour. We had two great sit down small meals at Katz and Castillo de Jagua. Smaller tastings at Russ and Daughters, Essex Market, Kossar Bialy, pickle guys, doughnut plant, north dumplings, and economy candy. Ross was excellent and provided fantastic context of history and specifically the food related history of the LES. We highly recommend Sidewalk food tours.”
Explore New York’s East Village through donuts, pastries, music, theater, and local food shops on a two-hour small-group walk.
“The tour is made for fans of music, theater, art, and the history of the East Village. Jeff is a wealth of information and goes out of his way to make the experience memorable. The donut stops are part of the enjoyment of the tour. Each stop is different and the doughnuts are delicious.”
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